On 05/28/2010 05:54 PM, Declan Murphy wrote:
> On May 28, 9:58 am, CL<flot...@yahoo.com>  wrote:
>> On 05/26/2010 10:29 PM, mtfes...@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> Declan Murphy<declan_mur...@hotmail.com>    wrote:
>>>> On May 24, 12:57?am, mtfes...@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
>>>>> The 2-Belo<the2b...@msd.bigremovethislobe.ne.jp>    wrote:
>>>>>> We have a report from the fj.life.in-japan Dynamics Officer that Declan Murphy
>>>>>> has exploded. Flight director confirms that:
>>>>>>>> Oh, I love not being able to participate in this thread.
>>
>>>>>>> Well sure, but part of your taxes goes to financially support people
>>>>>>> who choose to breed.
>>>>>> I wonder if they'll really get around to implementing that -- this
>>
>>>>> Uh, news flash; that's been the case since (at least) 1990. I went
>>>>> down to Mitaka's city hall to collect the money we got for having a
>>>>> daughter born in Japan.
>>
>>>> Do you remember perchance how much (roughly) the payment was? And was
>>>> it lump sum?, monthly?, weekly?
>>
>>> Lump sum, about Y400,000 (give or take Y100,000). Worth the walk in the rain.
>>
>> Tokyo-to, Ota-ku ... JPY480,000 ... in cash.  One time.  And they also
>> reimbursed the JPY400,000 for the basic hospital stay fee upon
>> presentation of the checkout paperwork.  Of course, the family Human
>> Being _did_ handle the paperwork.  The Animal just followed along behind
>> and pushed the stroller.
>
> In addition to the lump sum, did the human being apply for and receive
> paid parental leave allowance?

Playing catch up ... no.  There was no such thing AFAIK.

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CL